User Interface Designer
Location: US, MA, Cambridge
Department: Product Management
Salary range: 80000-100000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Design

Company profile:
Pioneering advanced analytics vendor RapidMiner is redefining how business analysts use Big Data to predict the future. With an open source heritage, RapidMiner is one of today’s most widely known and used predictive analytics platforms, providing powerful solutions for a wide variety of industries.

Job description:
Pioneering advanced analytics vendor RapidMiner is redefining how business analysts use Big Data to predict the future. With an open source heritage, RapidMiner is one of today’s most widely known and used predictive analytics platforms, providing powerful solutions for a wide variety of industries.We’re looking for a designer to join our Product team in Cambridge and help RapidMiner deliver the best user experience to our thousand of users around the world. Our products democratize access to Big Data analytics, information visualization and machine learning.Before reading the detailed job description, you must be able to check-off all the following traits in order to work with our team:a) passionateb) inspires teammatesc) knowledgable about open-source d) rebels against the establishmente) and obsessed with Design.The User Interface Designer will be a key player in a talented creative and engineering team dedicated to developing world-class web, mobile, and open source-based products.The UI Designer will use his or her skills in user interface design, enterprise engineering, conceptual design and web development, in partnership with RapidMiner engineers to create new products for advancing the RapidMiner’s technology frontier. You will be leading user interface design for new product development efforts critical to the success of the product line. You will work with customers, product planners, and the engineering staff to create customer-centered designs that are easy to use and have high impact.Responsibilities include:Leading user interface design and engineering efforts on rapid prototypes to large-scale applicationsCreating clean, fabulous code (HTML, CSS, javascript)Applying user interface design skills and principles to application design (fat-client, browser-based, and mobile)Working with other design team members, engineering, marketing and product management teams to implement required features

Requirements:
Experience in designing thick and thin client user interfacesProficient in HTML, CSS, and JavascriptKnowledge of user interface design principles, interaction design guidelinesExperience through multiple projects creating and iteratively refining a user interface design (rapid prototyping)Proficiency with various design tools, including Adobe PhotoShop and InDesignIdeally the UI Designer will also have experience in some, or all, of the following:Knowledge of usability methodologies, human factors, industry standards and trends, platform standards, and software development processGraphic/Visual Design experienceMarket research knowledge

Benefits:
RapidMiner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits.